Quang Binh (VNA) - QuangBinh province, which is famous for its cave systems, incredible mountainscenery and sprawling beaches, has attracted a huge number of both domestic andforeign visitors. However, Quang Binh’s accommodation capacity cannot keep upwith high demand from tourists, putting stress on the province’s tourismsector.

“I surfed the Internet to makean online booking but no rooms were available,” said Hoang Huy Giap, a visitor fromHanoi. “I had to ask my friend to go around to local hotels and luckily I wasable to find one.”

June and July are peak tourist season months in thecentral coastal province of Quang Binh. In the months to June, the localitywelcomed 1.8 million arrivals with 85,000 foreign visitors, representingyear-on-year  rises of over 16 percentand nearly 23 percent, respectively.

Despite the massive influx of visitors, there are only300 accomodation facilities in the area, with a limited number of two- tofive-star hotels which are in great demand.

“Given the current overload inlocal hotels, we have worked with hotels to upgrade rooms as well as providemore choices for visitors, such as homestays or other options,” said Ky.

As activities to mark 15 years of Phong Nha Ke Bang heritage are about to take place, the province estimates the number of tourists flocking to the locality to increase exponentially. 

Quang Binh hopes to solve this complex problem of overloading in accommodation service.

The tourism association is planning to diversify the rangeof accommodation products, as well as pushing forward promotional activitiesthat lower hotel prices on weekdays.

Nguyen Anh Tuan, director of the Thanh Phuc Hotel in Dong Hoi city, said his facility will carry out promotional programmes during weekdays and work with tourist agents to develop more tourism attractions on low-season days in order to reduce overload during weekends.

Quang Binh has a 116.04 kmcoastal line. It is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Phong Nha – Ke BangNational Park and the world’s largest cave Son Doong.-VNA